Chapter 245 Accepted a Disciple
Jike became much calmer.
Although he had only met him once before, Su Lun had a good impression of this enthusiastic, cheerful, polite, smart and studious little boy.
But now Jike is as dumb as a puppet.
He followed Su Lun silently on crutches.
After walking a few steps and leaving the central square, Jike still couldn't hold it back and spoke, "Are you Mr. Nicholas?"
Because of the freezing cold, his voice was also trembling.
Su Lun said lightly: "Yeah."
"It's really you"
Jike had mixed feelings in his heart as he listened.
He has no relatives or friends in Blizzard City. Now that his father is dead, everyone in the Chamber of Commerce has become the subordinates of that vicious woman, and no one will come to save him.
He never expected that the gentleman he once saved at sea would actually come to save him.
But then, Jike thought of something and said worriedly: "Mr. Nicholas, thank you for your rescue. But you shouldn't have come forward to save me. If I'm not dead, that couple of bitches will definitely send people to hunt me down. You will too. Implicated.”
"Haha. It doesn't matter."
Su Lun smiled nonchalantly.
He naturally sensed the two sneaky guys following him.
The level of tracking is very amateurish, far worse than the ones last night, and they look more like the gangsters from Blizzard City.
When Jike heard this, his eyes became worried.
Although he knew that Mr. Nicholas was a powerful rune teacher,
But Raman is a very strong third-level professional!
Su Lun didn't explain much and asked casually: "What happened? How did you become like this?"
When Jike heard this, grief and anger surged into his heart, "That couple of bitches murdered my father at sea. Only the old servant risked his life to protect me from the disaster, and I jumped into the sea to escape because of the inflatable life raft you gave me, sir. I was lucky enough to survive. Later I came to Blizzard City, wanting to expose the viciousness of that couple, but the woman was already on guard. As soon as I showed up, I was almost caught. Fortunately, I made a bomb and broke a leg, so I escaped. "Life"
The plot was pretty much what Su Lun had guessed.
Captain Laman and Jike's stepmother Marian have long been hooked up. The two were even male and female thieves who disguised their identities to seduce wealthy people, then caused accidents to seize family property.
Originally, Benson didn't plan to bring his son Jike on the voyage, but he couldn't stand the pillow wind blown by Marianne, so he brought him along with him.
Only if all the heirs are killed, can she, as a widow, inherit the Benson family property.
But now, something unexpected happened and Jike didn't die.
This means that if they don't kill him, that couple will not be able to get Benson's property.
That Raman was just an ordinary third-level profession, Su Lun didn't take it to heart. Instead, he was more interested in Jike's affairs and asked: "Did you make the bomb you used in the hotel yourself?"
Jike nodded: "Yeah."
Su Lun thought of the previous liquid bomb that was much more powerful than conventional explosives, and asked: "Did you prepare the special nitro compound used in the bomb yourself?"
Although Jike didn't know why Su Lun asked these questions, he nodded and added: "Yeah. I found a incomplete ancient goblin explosive formula in the college library. After testing it many times, I figured it out. .”
Su Lun found it very interesting. In this way, this guy is really talented in tinkering with explosives. "Don't you want to be a designer? Why do you like tinkering with explosives?"
"I"
Hearing this, Jike fell into silence.
As if he had thought of something, there was sadness in his eyes, and he sighed, and then said: "No, that is actually my father's expectation. He wants me to become an architect in the future. You know, even in the upper echelons of the empire, In society, designers are also very respectable professions. My father doesn’t want me to mess with those dangerous explosives.”
Speaking of this, Jike's eyes were filled with tears.
My most beloved father is no longer here.
He was filled with sorrow, his face full of contradictions and ferociousness: "But in fact, my real ideal is to become an 'ammunition expert'. My dream is to make the most powerful bomb in the world. I like the way gunpowder burns and blooms." At that moment, I.”
As he spoke, his expression dimmed, and his voice suddenly weakened, "If I could make a more powerful bomb, my father would not have died."
Suellen listened expressionlessly.
Hatred is often the biggest driving force for people to make progress. What Jike endures now may not be a good thing for him in the future.
Having said this, Jike glanced at Su Lun again and asked: "Mr. Nicholas, do you know that the vicious woman was killed by the bomb?"
"No. She only had one leg broken."
Su Lun shook his head, sensing something, and added: "Otherwise, I wouldn't hire someone to keep an eye on you."
Hearing this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on Jike's face, "Then you."
At this time, Su Lun had already led him into an alley between houses with red brick walls.
Jike instinctively looked back, and happened to spot the two amateur stalkers who had followed sneakily. But before he could say anything, he saw the bodies of the two people who had just chased into the alley suddenly stopped there.
Without warning, "clang", the head fell to the ground.
"This"
Jike didn't know how Su Lun did it, but he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
He had never thought that killing someone would be so lighthearted. Looking at the human body fountain in front of him, he was stunned, "You did it?"
Su Lun smiled and said nothing more.
He walked over, packed up the body very skillfully, and said calmly: "Let's go."
Blizzard City does not allow the use of force, but only if it is discovered by the security guards.
If you can kill people quietly and dispose of the body, the murder case will not be established.
Jike looked at the figure who left calmly after the murder, and felt a turmoil in his heart.
How could Mr. Nicholas be so strong? !
Su Lun found a hotel nearby and settled Jike.
The injuries on his body are not a big problem. After using the medicine to treat frostbite, he will recover in a few days.
Jike, who survived the disaster, was wrapped like a mummy, with a grateful face, "Thank you for saving me, Mr. Nicholas."
Su Lun took off the rubber gloves used for surgery and said calmly: "You're welcome. You and your father saved me."
He looked at Jike. Although the injury was harmless, a broken leg was still a big trouble.
Thinking of helping people to the end, Su Lun took out a steam mechanical leg and said: "If you don't mind, I plan to install a mechanical prosthetic leg for you."
This is a fine product among the trophies previously captured in Old Lingtown. Although it is not neuromechanical technology, it is perfectly sufficient for daily life and some simple battles.
Jike looked at the mechanical leg and his eyes immediately widened.
He is not an ordinary civilian. There is a special steam machinery course in the preparatory academy. Seeing this well-made mechanical leg, his eyes immediately widened: There is actually a miniature steam boiler? This is probably a military-grade mechanical leg!
He wanted it, but he thought of something, and he hesitated: "I...but Mr. Nicholas, I don't have the money to buy such a high-end mechanical leg now."
Su Lun shook his head, "No money. It's for you."
With that said, he began to disassemble the installation device of the mechanical leg.
Su Lun's reserve of mechanical knowledge allowed him to easily disassemble the finished mechanical leg. I even took out some parts and modified it on a whim to make it more suitable for small people.
After a while, the mechanical legs were installed.
Jike immediately went to the ground and walked around. He ran and jumped without any problems. Except for the slight mechanical sound, his movements were not much different from those of real legs.
Seeing that he could walk normally, a smile appeared on his face for the first time in so many days.
Su Lun felt that everything he had to do had been done and the favor had been repaid, so he had no intention of staying any longer and said: "Live a good life in the future. Revenge can be avenged slowly, and don't think about dying with that kind of person. It's not worth it." ”
Jike looked at Su Lun and was about to leave. He had too many words of thanks in his heart, but he couldn't say a word at the moment, "Wait a minute, Mr. Nicholas!"
Suellen looked back at him.
"Please. Please"
Jike stuttered out of nervousness.
After hesitating for a moment, he bowed suddenly and finally summoned the courage to say: "Please accept me as your disciple!"
He hadn't realized yet that the Mr. Nicholas in front of him was not only an excellent rune teacher, but also proficient in medical skills and very advanced mechanical technology.
Mysterious and powerful.
There is no one more suitable to be a teacher than such a polymath!
The most important thing is that the calm killing attitude before has been firmly engraved in Jike's heart.
At that moment, he finally knew clearly what kind of person he wanted to be in the future.
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When Su Lun heard this, he thought about many things in his mind.
He thought of his teacher Seria and the scene when he first met Mr. Black.
The Jike in front of him has good talent and good character. After going through this catastrophe, there is a lot of room for growth in the future.
It just lacks a little opportunity.
He also wanted to teach him, but he just felt it was a little troublesome.
There was not much surprise in his eyes, and he said calmly: "My identity is a bit special. If you become my disciple, you may be involved in countless times more troubles in the future than you are now. And even if I accept you as a disciple, I There won’t be much time to teach you. Have you thought about it?”
"I've thought about it!"
Jike said firmly, "After my father is dead, I don't have any relatives anymore. Please accept me as a disciple, sir!"
As he spoke, he knelt down on one knee and spread his hands flat in front of him. This was the master-disciple ceremony. Meaning: Teacher, please grant me knowledge.
Su Lun saw him making this great gift and pondered for a moment: "Okay! From now on, you will be my disciple."
Hearing this, Jike looked happy and respectfully shouted: "Teacher!"
Su Lun accepted a disciple for the first time, so he was a little confused and didn't know what to do. He asked: "What do you want to learn?"
Jike was also a little surprised when he heard this. Doesn't the teacher just teach his disciples what he is good at?
He also responded obediently: "What the teacher teaches, the disciples learn."
Su Lun frowned slightly and said: "I have learned a lot about alchemy, runes, medicine, mechanics, various arts, mysticism, and pharmacy. I must be knowledgeable to be an alchemist. But people's energy It’s limited, you need to make your own decision about the future path.”
Su Lun knew that his own path was not suitable for others, and others did not have the talent of [Death Reaper].
Not everyone is a learned Mr. Black either.
"This"
When Jike heard this, he immediately felt strange.
How could someone know everything?
If he hadn't known that Su Lun had demonstrated profound knowledge of mechanics and runes, he would definitely have thought that this was an unreliable teacher.
Think about him saying: "Teacher, I want to learn about runes and mechanical explosions!"
"Yeah."
Su Lun also nodded, feeling that the path he chose was good. The future upper limit of mechanical thermal weapons would be infinitely high.
Explosives are actually a side branch of the pharmacy branch of alchemy.
In ancient times, alchemists discovered during the process of refining medicine that certain materials would cause explosions when mixed in proportion. Later, it slowly evolved into a specialized discipline.
"Since I accept you as my disciple, let me give you a small meeting gift."
As he said that, Su Lun took out a dozen thick classics from the storage space, stacked them nearly half a person high, and said: "These are first-level runes and introductory mechanical knowledge classics, you can take a look first. . The content of magic knowledge in these classics may be different from the knowledge system you have learned before, but if you encounter something you don’t understand, you can ask me.”
At this point, he seemed to remember something again, and took out some mechanical drawings that he had studied, "There are also these introductory drawings. If you are interested, you can also take a look."
Jike is now a graduate of the preparatory academy, which is the level of "mechanical apprentice". These classics are enough for him to digest for a long time.
Teaching is the job of teachers in the college, which is very cumbersome.
Su Lun had no intention of teaching Jike step by step, nor did he have the time.
Therefore, he plans to "freeze".
Jike looked at Su Lun taking out one volume after another, and the astonishment in his eyes became more and more intense.
You must know that alchemy knowledge books are exclusive to the aristocratic class in the Luying Empire.
In addition to various preparatory academies that have some channels to obtain some introductory knowledge, subsequent advanced knowledge can only be obtained by going to the Royal Academy, or by being loyal to a certain noble. Circulation in the market is also prohibited.
He originally thought that what Su Lun took out were some "textbooks" with only vague theoretical knowledge, but when he took a look, he was shocked.
Especially things like alchemical formulas and mechanical blueprints are protected by patents and will never be circulated.
At this moment, it is like selling waste paper in front of me, being thrown out in a pile by my teacher.
Simply speaking, the value of these drawings and recipes is immeasurable!
It is true that most of what Su Lun took out were "textbooks", but the textbooks in Old Lingdun were different from those in the outside world.
Anyway, they are all in their own mines, and the knowledge cannot flow out. In order for Archduke Raphael to make Old Town his secret research base, many textbook contents are "super-class" and have no "barriers". There are also miners. A system of knowledge independently developed after excavating ancient ruins. This is also the most important reason why the technological level of the dungeon is much higher than that of the Luying Empire as a whole.
However, Jike naturally does not know all this.
He was just more and more surprised, where did he come from as a teacher?
A private tutor from the southern countryside?
No!
Definitely not!
Jike has experienced a great ups and downs in his life these days, and he feels that nothing will shock him anymore.
But looking at this "little meeting gift" in front of him, he vaguely felt that his teacher's background might be a little unusual.
And, the scariest thing is, whatever you ask, the teacher can answer it straight away!
"Teacher, my bomb didn't kill that person before. Was it because the dose of medicine was too low?"
"It's not a matter of the dose, but that you misjudged the crisis response ability of level three professionals. However, if the dose is larger, the chance of success will indeed be higher."
"However, that is already the limit that I have tested. No matter how much the drug is, it will be very unstable and the explosion will be out of control."
"To solve this problem, we can start with runes. On page 119 of "Introduction to Machinery", there is a record of the relationship between runes and the stability of directional explosions"
"Teacher, are you a [polymath] or a [generalist]?"
"No, I am [Puppet Master]."
"What kind of professional is that?"
"I'll tell you when I have the opportunity in the future"
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Su Lun gave those "meeting gifts", and Jike was immersed in the ocean of knowledge.
This guy does have a talent for learning, and he can read boring professional knowledge with gusto.
As a teacher, Su Lun also stayed at the hotel until noon, solving many of Jike's doubts.
It's not that he is very idle, but it's because at this time, the pub area in the city will be open.
He wanted to inquire about some information and needed to go to a special tavern.
The entertainment industry in Blizzard City is very developed. Most of the people in the city are adventurers and businessmen, and most of them are willing to spend money. And because it is the birthplace of slaves, the aphrodisiac here is also very famous.
Just in the East City, there is a lively entertainment district, and there is an inconspicuous pub called "Sailor Tavern" on the street.
There are many drinkers dressed as sailors in this tavern, but in fact, they are all pirates!
This is the "secret gathering place" where pirates of all sizes in the North Sea meet in Blizzard City.
If Su Lun wants to get information about when the Daru slaves will be transported away, this is the most suitable place.
Because it was noon, when Su Lun came, there seemed to be no one in the tavern.
As soon as he entered the door, he walked straight towards the spare room behind the tavern.
There were two strong men wearing leather jackets with a lot of chest hair on guard. Their eyes are very vicious, and they can easily distinguish the difference between pirates who hang out at sea all year round and people on the shore.
Su Lun didn't give them any time to doubt, and threw out a tip of two silver coins. It didn't look like it was his first time at all, and he walked over in a familiar manner.
Passing through a passage leading underground, there is a unique cave.
Su Lun came to a very spacious underground tavern.
Red and green lights flickered, and the air was filled with the alluring scent of psychedelics.
In the pirate tavern, there is no shortage of good wine. On the wine cabinet behind the bar, there is a dazzling array of various drinks. Looking at the labels on the wine bottles, some are even rare products specially provided by high-ranking nobles or even the royal family. These are all stolen goods robbed by pirates.
A sealed basement would make people feel insecure, but Su Lun sensed it and discovered that there were several secret passages extending in all directions in the underground tavern.
There are hollows under the wooden boards in the warehouse, behind the nude paintings on the wall, and behind the wine barrels on the bar
This also made Su Lun feel at ease a lot.
Although there are not many people in the pirate tavern now, there are a few rays of soul fire that are not weak. One level 4, several level 3, should be for security.
The lights were very dim, and the limited number of people at the tables were all talking in their own cubicles. There was a soundproofing ban, so it was difficult to hear what was being said.
Su Lun sat down and ordered expensive drinks as "tickets."
Not long after, a thin man with a red cockscomb head and a face covered with tattoos arrived.
"Hey, brother, where did you raise the sail?"
He started using slang and slang commonly used among pirates, and Suellen responded fluently.
Cockscomb Head didn't notice anything strange, so he got to the point.
"Brother, do you want to inquire about the news, or do you want to steal the goods?"
"I want detailed information on the recent batches of slave transportation by the 'Sun Chamber of Commerce', including cargo information, time, escort force, and what kind of ship"
"Oh, the Sun Chamber of Commerce is not easy to mess with."
"Add 30% commission."
"Okay! Thank you for your patronage. One hundred thousand liso, half paid in advance."
"Yeah."
"This news is indeed a bit difficult to get, but I will reply to you within today!"
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Asking for this kind of information at the pirate tavern will be the fastest way and there will be no trouble.
Cockscomb Head left, and Su Lun waited patiently in the tavern for news.
Looking at him alone, the escort girls working in the tavern also came over. They were all good-looking and wearing very revealing clothes.
The rude pirates didn't just come here to drink. Suellen didn't behave differently. He randomly picked two blondes and chatted while drinking.
"Is there any interesting news at sea recently?"
"The meat ticket of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce was killed, and there was a fierce commotion in the middleman circle"
"I heard that the Red Shark pirates were wiped out. It seems that they offended a big bounty hunter"
"The great bounty hunter 'Hercules' August has recently come to the north."
"The "King of the North Sea" heard that there has been a big move recently and has summoned a lot of people"
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Su Lun, who was waiting for the news, was not in a hurry. Those intelligence dealers said that if they could get the news today, they would naturally have their channels.
The two girls are also very good at warming up the atmosphere, and time flies by.
Gradually, the tavern became lively.
Pirates are not only humans, but also giants and trolls
Su Lun sensed more and more powerful soul auras.
Just scan it and you'll see a big pirate with a bounty.
Brando Matic, the leader of the "Iron Cross Pirates" with a bounty of 63 million liso; Janik Beasley, the first mate of the "Snake Pirates" with a bounty of 33 million liso;
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Many of these big pirates did not cover their faces after entering the tavern, as if being recognized was an honor, and the high bounty was also bragging rights.
Literally a bunch of walking bounty.
Su Lun listened with great interest to the group of pirates bragging about their achievements, and gradually learned about some things in the pirate circle.
But while he was drinking, Su Lun suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked towards the stairs.
Although the guy with the mustache was well disguised, Suellen recognized her soul fire. Isn't it the girl named Katyusha?
Why did she come to the pirate tavern?
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